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Chrome is known for being a memory hog, but it may be more urban myth than reality. Here's how Google Chrome manages RAM.

Windows has an option to give you more working desktop space, but you might have overlooked it.
As is tradition, iFixit has torn open the latest iPhone and laid its parts bare on a table. It found some interesting details about how Apple might be hiding the crease on the Duo's folding screen and gave it a 5/10 repairability score. That might not seem particularly high, but it's the best score the site has given to a foldable yet. The internal screen's matte nano-texture cover doesn't just make it more readable in bright sunlight; it also helps mask the crease by scattering reflections. Whe

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Social media and the iPhone Duo subreddit are filled with reports of Apple's foldable failing quickly and in spectacular fashion. Some users report having the phone for only a few hours before the hinge seems to catch on something, then audibly crack and break the screen. Tellingly, the cracks all seem to happen in the same place. YouTuber CuriousHagi was able to reproduce the cracked screen during some durability testing of the iPhone Duo. Then he pulled it apart to try and find the culprit. Wh
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Can we find the iPhone Duo's perfect Android match?
In my mind, Spooky Season music comes in two distinct flavors. There are the fun, occasionally goofy songs like "The Monster Mash" and John Carpenter's "Halloween Theme." Then there is the genuinely terrifying: Throbbing Gristle, The Body, or Scott Walker's The Drift. This 2006 album from the singer-songwriter is truly upsetting. On it, Walker explores death, disease, and tragedy. But not just from some abstract perspective. There are visceral descriptions of the hanging of Benito Mussolini and

When you start using Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s dots for these tasks — like applying for jobs and booking hard-to-get restaurant tables — you may never go back.

With a tactile dongle for on-the-fly customization and a metal chassis, the Wallhack M-001 is the most fun I've had reviewing a gaming mouse in a long time.
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Airlines don't want you to put batteries in your checked luggage, but how does this affect tiny batteries like those in AirTags?
Launcher-like pinned tabs, pop-over glance view, and more make Zen my go to browser. | Image: Zen Browser I know many of you are mourning the loss of the Arc browser, and I get it. It felt like the first app in a long time to really offer a new approach to browser design. Atlassian bought the company last year and shifted its focus to developing Dia, its even more AI-focused browser. And soon enough, Arc will officially be no more, leaving dedicated users in a lurch. But I abandoned Arc quite so
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These elusive and reactive particles have been challenging to hold on to and even more challenging to study, but a new method paves the way for tests on the differences between matter and antimatter.
Supercurrent enables the reading of quantum information without destroying it Phys.org

If you have a first- or second-generation Nest Learning Thermostat, you may be wondering if it's still worth having.
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Ready to move on from the traditional glass slab? Introduce a hinge into your life with these folding smartphones.
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The stick and face buttons are too close for comfort. | Photo: Cameron Faulkner / The Verge The Crkd Nitro Deck was a saving grace for the original Nintendo Switch. The slide-on $59.99 accessory brought Hall effect sticks to drift-plagued consoles - no need to open up your Joy-Con for a complicated repair. The Nitro Deck 2, made for both the original Switch and the larger Switch 2, continues the tradition of having better sticks than what Nintendo puts in even the newest Joy-Con (though these ar

Your router has two or perhaps three bands, and choosing the right one for each device is vital for performance.

Powering a car dashboard is more demanding on your handset than you might think. These tips will save battery life and help your phone chill out.
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Instagram is continuing its expansion into living rooms with Instagram for TV, for Apple TV. The company first started testing a version of the platform focused on Reels, live streams, and other video content, blown up for a bigger screen in December of last year. Then, in June, it launched a slew of new features for the app, which is available for Amazon's Fire TV, Samsung Smart TVs, and Google TV. Now Meta is bringing the app to Apple TV, though there's been little fanfare. MacRumors spotted a
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Apple will reportedly launch an innovative new MacBook next week, which means existing options have their largest discount yet.
"Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis" 30th Anniversary Trailer Dark Horizons Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis – the evolution of Lara Croft’s design PlayStation.Blog TOMB RAIDER MARKS 30TH ANNIVERSARY WITH MUSIC RELEASES AND ARTWORK TombRaiderChronicles We came from Brazil to Derby for Tomb Raider Day BBC Tomb Raider's 2027's Return Looks Stunning in New Official Footage Polygon.com
Even as a simplified interface, CarPlay has a few icons that aren't so obvious, like its bell that appears on the app switcher.
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While oil is known to float, new research finds that over time it can permeate even extremely deep marine habitats, with animal populations declining by as much as 80 percent.
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The mods at r/opensource posted new submission rules that, among other things, banned projects that use AI. The post made Saturday evening opens by saying, "If your project uses AI, is made by AI, or is intended for AI, it's not welcome on r/opensource. AI, as it exists today, is incongruent to this Open Source community." The new rules have set off a firestorm in the comments, and even spurred the creation of a rival sub r/trueopensource. Moderator Wolvereness has waded into the comments to exp

If you have an iPhone, that is.
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Hyve’s smart porch lockbox can secure incoming gifts—if your delivery driver uses it and there’s still room inside.
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more about AI's impact on the web, follow Emma Roth. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes on Sunday at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started The digital publishing industry has relied on Google for a very long time. Many outlets spent time and money optimizing their webpages to show up at the top of the search engine, with the goal of getting readers to click on their a

Mesh systems generally provide better Wi-Fi coverage than standalone routers, but you can make the mesh signal even stronger.

WIRED attempts what even the Swedish brand hasn’t: making a sonic monolith using scores of the cheapest Bluetooth speakers on the market. Can you have too much of a small thing?
Xbox console users will receive 50 games from October 26 to 31. GameGPU These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (October 26-31) Pure Xbox Next Week on XBOX: New Games for October 26 to 30 XBOX Wire Modern Warfare 4 and Final Fantasy Resonance Lead 27 New Xbox Games GodisaGeek.com Next Week on Xbox: All 50 Games Coming October 26–30 Game News Plus
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Paris Marx, author of Hyperscale, has been tracking global data center development for years. The US has a lot to learn from what’s happened everywhere from Ireland to New Zealand.

AirPods work with any Bluetooth device, but they lose almost all of Apple's fancy features.
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The Arcade Controller Pro starts at $119.99 and will start shipping in late November.
After testing all major mobile browsers, this one finally earned my default spot Android Police I switched from Chrome to Firefox on Android; extensions are the reason I'm staying Android Police
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IPv6 has more available addresses than we could ever hope to use, but not all devices are taking advantage yet.
iFixit iPhone Duo Teardown Points to Possible Cause of Screen Cracks MacRumors Man Destroys $2,000 iPhone Duo With Dirt, Fire, Knives and Medieval Chainmail CNET iFixit tears down iPhone Duo, finds possible causes of early screen failures 9to5Mac iPhone Duo Owners Are Reporting Cracks in Their Screens. Users Call It ‘Crackgate’ PCMag Apple refuses to honor iPhone Duo warranty when display breaks after just 3 hours of use PhoneArena

Sony's gaming service has changed a lot in recent years, and the price reflects that.
Hinge damage suspected to be behind iPhone Duo screen cracks AppleInsider A YouTuber dissected an iPhone Duo and thinks he found the cause of crackgate The Verge Apple refuses to honor iPhone Duo warranty when display breaks after just 3 hours of use PhoneArena iPhone Duo Owners Are Reporting Cracks in Their Screens. Users Call It ‘Crackgate’ PCMag Uh-oh: iPhone Duo displays are reportedly cracking along the hinge on launch day Mashable
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Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have rightly been criticized for the many ways they can violate people's privacy.
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Your Mac comes with a fairly robust suite of built-in privacy tools.
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Earbuds tend to be smaller and less complex to build than headphones.
New Instagam app on Apple TV brings reels, long-form video and live shows Mashable Now you can watch Instagram Reels on your Apple TV The Verge Instagram Launches Apple TV App With Reels and More MacRumors Instagram App Store Listing Shows Apple TV Compatibility www.tokenpost.com Instagram launches a new app for Apple TV BetaNews

A bunch of recent rumors have suggested Samsung has some changes in store for its smartphone interface.
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Heat disrupts the accuracy of a quantum computer, so the computer needs to be kept as cold as possible. Which is extremely cold, it turns out.
Samsung 990 2TB NVMe SSD is an excellent deal for limited time only Neowin Samsung's new 2TB 990 SSD is 38% off at Amazon today — get $200 off this PCIe 4.0 all-rounder drive for a limited time Tom's Hardware 2TB Samsung 990 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD deal helps take the edge of sky high prices PC Guide TeamGroup's 4TB SSD hits 10.5¢ per GB — and nothing else comes close TechRadar Samsung 990 Pro 4TB SSD Deal Brings High-Speed Storage Down to $799 Imaging Resource

There's plenty an old Chromebook can do, even if it's not your main computer.
Elon Musk's Grok Releases First AI-Generated "Odyssey" Episode Variety Elon Musk actually follows through on Grok AI adaptation of 'The Odyssey' Mashable Grok releases 'Odyssey' months after Musk's 'historically accurate' promise | It was made in collaboration with Wonder Studios | Inshorts Inshorts Grok's Odyssey Remake: 5 Details That Matter BASENOR - Tesla Accessories Elon Musk Shares Episode 1 of Grok Imagine’s AI-Made Odyssey Series TeslaNorth.com